SPARK ~ Thought of the Day:Quote of the Day: The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself — the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us — that’s where it’s at. ~ Jesse Owens

Essential Element: Weightlifting stresses a muscle and causes an adaptation – muscle growth. The same response is evident in our neurological functions, immune systems and social skills. Resistance, friction and struggle produce advancement in our ability to cope and succeed. We get stronger. [click here to read Spark Insight: The Value of Struggle]

Journal: Where do you physically see yourself getting stronger? What have you been doing to get there? Has some new training method been added to your routine? Write in your journal one way you have challenged yourself over the last month. Then decide how you will challenge yourself with something new in the coming one. [Click here for additional Journal exercises]